IBPS RRB call letters out for Officer Scale-I prelims: 400 posts in Andhra Pradesh, 160 in Telangana; download by 22 November

Candidates who applied for officer posts in regional rural banks can now print their admit cards. The IBPS RRB call letters for the Officer Scale-I online preliminary examination went up on ibps.in on Monday, 9 November, and the download link stays open until 22 November.

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) lists 4,256 Officer Scale-I posts across the country in this round, called CRP RRBs-XV. Andhra Pradesh Grameena Bank has 400, the third-highest count after Gujarat (600) and Uttar Pradesh (425), and Telangana Grameena Bank 160. IBPS says the figures, last updated on 25 September, are indicative and allotment will follow the vacancies the banks finally report. Registration closed on 27 September.

Of Andhra Pradesh’s 400, 162 are unreserved, 108 are for OBC candidates, 60 for SC, 30 for ST and 40 for the economically weaker sections (EWS). Telangana’s 160 comprise 65 unreserved, 43 OBC, 24 SC, 12 ST and 16 EWS.

Forty-five minutes, two sections

IBPS’s examination calendar lists the Officer Scale-I preliminary test for 21 and 22 November. The call letter carries each candidate’s date, reporting time and venue.

The paper has 40 reasoning questions in 25 minutes and 40 on quantitative aptitude in 20 minutes, for 80 marks. Candidates must clear the cut-off in both sections, and each wrong answer costs a quarter of that question’s marks. Andhra Pradesh candidates get the paper in English, Hindi and Telugu; Telangana candidates also have Urdu. IBPS advises allowing about 110 minutes at the venue, including entry and verification.

The notification lists 13 preliminary-test centres in Andhra Pradesh: Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Kakinada, Rajahmundry, Vijayawada, Guntur, Chirala, Ongole, Nellore, Tirupati, Kadapa, Kurnool and Anantapur. Telangana has four: Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam and Warangal.

How to download and what to carry

The link is on the CRP RRBs-XV page of ibps.in. Candidates log in with their registration or roll number and their password or date of birth.

At the centre they need the call letter with a passport-size photograph pasted on it, a second copy of that photograph, an original photo identity card and its photocopy. A passport, PAN card, voter card, permanent driving licence or Aadhaar card with photograph will do; a ration card or learner’s licence will not. The stamped call letter must be kept, because those who clear this stage have to show it at the main examination. Mobile phones, watches, calculators and metal objects stay outside.

The Officer Scale-I main examination is listed for 20 December and interviews for January or February 2027. The Office Assistant preliminary test, for 900 posts in Andhra Pradesh and 750 in Telangana, is listed for 6, 12 and 13 December; those call letters were not out as of 10 November.